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dasmoofler · 03-06-2007, 01:50 PM

American builing in Thailand during Vietnam war. (a little off topic)

Cardinal · 03-06-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by zOOmz

Here is kind of an interesting correlation. Not sure if the artist had ever seen the photo, but they are ironically similar. Art by Alan M. Clark, and the photo is from St Luke's Cemetery, somewhere in New York. Was wondering if the tombstone top that has grown into the tree was once on top of the nearby tombstone bottom.

It probably was. When the tombstone snapped, the top probably fell down and landed resting on a sapling. As the sapling got taller and wider, it absorbed the top of the tombstone.

Tintin · 03-06-2007, 02:04 PM

Zoomz, have you seen this site: http://www.opacity.us/

Here are a few striking examples of his work ...

http://www.opacity.us/image3930_classroom.htm
http://www.opacity.us/image3936_ornamental.htm
http://www.opacity.us/image3938_prone.htm
http://www.opacity.us/image4242_creak.htm

JnC · 03-06-2007, 03:17 PM

Here are a few photos from a Euro trip last year. Some old things, some not. (The last one is a pic of a chandelier at a restaurant in it's natural color.)

nvrblu · 03-06-2007, 03:29 PM

I was in the St. Louis train station in the early or mid-70's when it was virtually abandoned... wish I had taken my camera. It's a beautiful station. It has since been renovated and converted into a hotel and shopping mall.

There were a few Pullman cars still on the tracks. We went into a couple of the cars and found a lot of empty wine bottles wrapped in brown paper bags and signs that people had been sleeping there... just a bit spooky.

JnC · 03-06-2007, 03:33 PM

A few other oddities... the third pic is a skylight. The last one is a small portion of a barvarian woodcarving shop.

JnC · 03-06-2007, 04:05 PM

A bit more on topic, although a tourist trap.... a few pics from the Winchester mystery house...

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:14 PM

Great stuff! Tintin, love the Opacity site! Some great photography, of course, enhances the whole atmosphere.

JnC, I can see that you know what I like.

Just the right graffiti can make it even more compelling.

JnC · 03-06-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zOOmz

JnC, I can see that you know what I like.

Whew... i wasn't sure if some of it was on topic. The odd stuff fascinates me. Although I think my style of "tourist pics" tend to creep my folks out.

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:28 PM

Speaking of trains...

Here are a couple of train-related photos.

A train workshop in Queensland, Australia

A train in Nome, Alaska, going back to nature

ajp33 · 03-06-2007, 04:32 PM

You want to try this site
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk

I searched for Longbridge the former Rover car plant, (link below), and it has some incredible posts. Being a Brit it's also pretty damn depressing seeing what was once a huge employer in the midlands reduced to nothing :-(

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...1&pp=25&page=4

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:38 PM

I like these graffiti photos. I have their locations if anyone is interested.
(The first one, in the thought balloon, is a feather)

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dasmoofler

American builing in Thailand during Vietnam war. (a little off topic)

That light, on the bottom left is oddly interesting.

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ajp33

You want to try this site
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk

I searched for Longbridge the former Rover car plant, (link below), and it has some incredible posts. Being a Brit it's also pretty damn depressing seeing what was once a huge employer in the midlands reduced to nothing :-(

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...1&pp=25&page=4

Thanks. The UK. There has got to be some very old, interesting places there.

I have some from the London Underground.

JnC · 03-06-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by zOOmz

I like these graffiti photos.

Those are cool! I keep meaning to photograph the graffiti in Europe but most of the time when I see it, I'm in a moving vehicle.

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 04:56 PM

Here is another train photo. From Russia. Looks like a Mausoleum for trains.

ajp33 · 03-06-2007, 05:49 PM

I'd love to see some of the Underground. That place always fascinates me. There are still a lot of stations now closed to the public but from what I understand preserved as if in a time capsule.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zOOmz

Thanks. The UK. There has got to be some very old, interesting places there.

I have some from the London Underground.

zOOmz · 03-06-2007, 05:54 PM

Read the fantasy novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman. Then you will be hooked forever on the London Underground...

greenbluff · 03-06-2007, 06:18 PM

Damn zoomz, looking at some of these I think we know why you got itchy...

Jim

ajp33 · 03-06-2007, 06:21 PM

I was just looking for a new book to read. Thanks. Just googled it and it seems as if a short movie was made on it, but will def head for the book. I've always been fascinated by the London Underground after my Dad managed to get a trip in the drivers car of a train as it headed under the Thames

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Originally Posted by zOOmz

Read the fantasy novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman. Then you will be hooked forever on the London Underground...

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JnC Thread unraveler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,906	Here are a few photos from a Euro trip last year. Some old things, some not. (The last one is a pic of a chandelier at a restaurant in it's natural color.) Attached Images __________________ 2007 Cross Country Travelblog 06 Lotus Elise :: Chrome Orange :: Base :: Black Pack :: TC :: SS 00 VW Golf GLS TDI

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nvrblu ... _ . ..._ . Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,392	I was in the St. Louis train station in the early or mid-70's when it was virtually abandoned... wish I had taken my camera. It's a beautiful station. It has since been renovated and converted into a hotel and shopping mall. There were a few Pullman cars still on the tracks. We went into a couple of the cars and found a lot of empty wine bottles wrapped in brown paper bags and signs that people had been sleeping there... just a bit spooky. __________________ Steve -- '05 Laser Blue, Biscuit, Sport/Touring, Starshield

03-06-2007, 03:33 PM	#46 (permalink)
JnC Thread unraveler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,906	A few other oddities... the third pic is a skylight. The last one is a small portion of a barvarian woodcarving shop. Attached Images __________________ 2007 Cross Country Travelblog 06 Lotus Elise :: Chrome Orange :: Base :: Black Pack :: TC :: SS 00 VW Golf GLS TDI

03-06-2007, 04:05 PM	#47 (permalink)
JnC Thread unraveler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,906	A bit more on topic, although a tourist trap.... a few pics from the Winchester mystery house... Attached Images __________________ 2007 Cross Country Travelblog 06 Lotus Elise :: Chrome Orange :: Base :: Black Pack :: TC :: SS 00 VW Golf GLS TDI

03-06-2007, 02:04 PM	#43 (permalink)
Tintin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,063	Zoomz, have you seen this site: http://www.opacity.us/ Here are a few striking examples of his work ... http://www.opacity.us/image3930_classroom.htm http://www.opacity.us/image3936_ornamental.htm http://www.opacity.us/image3938_prone.htm http://www.opacity.us/image4242_creak.htm

03-06-2007, 04:14 PM	#48 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	Great stuff! Tintin, love the Opacity site! Some great photography, of course, enhances the whole atmosphere. JnC, I can see that you know what I like. Just the right graffiti can make it even more compelling.

03-06-2007, 04:28 PM	#50 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	Speaking of trains... Here are a couple of train-related photos. A train workshop in Queensland, Australia A train in Nome, Alaska, going back to nature Attached Images

03-06-2007, 04:32 PM	#51 (permalink)
ajp33 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunny Pittsburgh Posts: 710	You want to try this site http://www.28dayslater.co.uk I searched for Longbridge the former Rover car plant, (link below), and it has some incredible posts. Being a Brit it's also pretty damn depressing seeing what was once a huge employer in the midlands reduced to nothing :-( http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...1&pp=25&page=4

03-06-2007, 04:38 PM	#52 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	I like these graffiti photos. I have their locations if anyone is interested. (The first one, in the thought balloon, is a feather) Attached Images

03-06-2007, 04:56 PM	#56 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	Here is another train photo. From Russia. Looks like a Mausoleum for trains. Attached Images

03-06-2007, 05:54 PM	#58 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	Read the fantasy novel "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman. Then you will be hooked forever on the London Underground...

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greenbluff Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: los gatos, CA Posts: 308	Damn zoomz, looking at some of these I think we know why you got itchy... Jim

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